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How to install Virtual Machine Additions before OS loaded

Source: microsoft.public.virtualserver
Sent: 08/27/2008
From: Ian
Message:

When starting installing Win2K8EE, mouse is not controllable so I cannot
continue. I always install Virtual Machine Additions after OS installed. So
how to do it before OS loaded so I can control mouse during the installation?
Thanks.

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Re: How to install Virtual Machine Additions before OS loaded

Sent: 08/27/2008
From: Ian
Message:

Thanks for your replay. I had the same issue before. When installing OS,
mouse not working, so I managed to use keyboard to get the installation done.
Then installing VM Additions. After that, the mouse back to normal.

"Bo Berglund" wrote:

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> On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:54:01 -0700, Ian
> <(email address - cut out)> wrote:
>
> >When starting installing Win2K8EE, mouse is not controllable so I cannot
> >continue. I always install Virtual Machine Additions after OS installed. So
> >how to do it before OS loaded so I can control mouse during the installation?
> >Thanks.
>
> The mouse is not tied to the VM Additions at all...
> THe VPC emulation presents a PS/2 mouse and keyboard to the virtual
> machine and any software that can handle that is able to start using
> the mouse. I have several guests where there simply does not exist VM
> Additions and yet the mouse works just fine.
>
> Your problem is somewhere else. (Maybe the operating system you are
> installing cannot recognize a PS/2 mouse?)
>
> --
>
> Bo Berglund (Sweden)
>

Re: How to install Virtual Machine Additions before OS loaded

Sent: 08/27/2008
From: "Charlie Russel - MVP" <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

Yup. I've gotten really good at running OS installs from the keyboard alone!
And kudos to MS on this, since it's actually not at all hard.

--
Charlie.
http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

"Robert Comer" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
news:(email address - cut out)...

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> Sounds like you are trying to do the installation via remote desktop
> to another machine -- there's really no way around that other than to
> use the other machine directly, or just use the keyboard.
>
> --
> Bob Comer
>
>
> On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:54:01 -0700, Ian
> <(email address - cut out)> wrote:
>
>>When starting installing Win2K8EE, mouse is not controllable so I cannot
>>continue. I always install Virtual Machine Additions after OS installed.
>>So
>>how to do it before OS loaded so I can control mouse during the
>>installation?
>>Thanks.

Re: How to install Virtual Machine Additions before OS loaded

Sent: 08/27/2008
From: Robert Comer <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

Sounds like you are trying to do the installation via remote desktop
to another machine -- there's really no way around that other than to
use the other machine directly, or just use the keyboard.

--
Bob Comer

On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:54:01 -0700, Ian
<(email address - cut out)> wrote:

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>When starting installing Win2K8EE, mouse is not controllable so I cannot
>continue. I always install Virtual Machine Additions after OS installed. So
>how to do it before OS loaded so I can control mouse during the installation?
>Thanks.

Re: How to install Virtual Machine Additions before OS loaded

Sent: 08/27/2008
From: Bo Berglund <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:54:01 -0700, Ian
<(email address - cut out)> wrote:

The mouse is not tied to the VM Additions at all...
THe VPC emulation presents a PS/2 mouse and keyboard to the virtual
machine and any software that can handle that is able to start using
the mouse. I have several guests where there simply does not exist VM
Additions and yet the mouse works just fine.

Your problem is somewhere else. (Maybe the operating system you are
installing cannot recognize a PS/2 mouse?)

--

Bo Berglund (Sweden)

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Re: How to install Virtual Machine Additions before OS loaded

Sent: 08/28/2008
From: "Edwin vMierlo [MVP]" <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

"Robert Comer" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
news:(email address - cut out)...

or use the keyboard only, using the "TAB" to "tab around" the options
did this many times... you get used to it...

rgds,
Edwin.

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